Chapter Ninety-Seven: Raven's Blood
Langchen found a clean place on the bank of the river, spread some hay, and went back to sleep. Last night everyone fled in panic, taking only a small part of the supplies with them, and most of the food was burned. Each person could only get a small portion of food, and they didn't have enough to eat at all. Some time ago, although they were also very short on materials, they could not only eat five points full, and many people had just eaten something, and their stomachs were already rumbling.
The rectangular box he carried with him was used as a pillow by him, and the black paint lit up in the sun. The cool costume on his body also broke through in last night's escape. He felt very tired, and it was a luxury to have a little time to sleep well in the last days.
Suddenly, Langchen opened his eyes, and his original lazy image instantly became different. His eyes sharpened, and he frowned slightly, and sat up from the haystack.
At the same time, Donna, who was watching the wind, blew a bright whistle. Langchen was the first to notice that something was wrong, and this move was seen by Donna on the tree. He was sleeping, but he could smell the smell of danger, if it weren't for Langchen's reaction, Donna would really be careless.
"What's wrong?" Someone asked in a panic.
"Those guys caught up last night." Wang Ying replied, climbed up a small slope on the shore, and sure enough, he saw the grass on the other bank stirring. The pursuers came quickly, and there were many more of them than they were yesterday. This dry stream, separated by more than ten meters on both sides, is blocked by a large rock in the middle, but it still has a wide view. The other party was obviously waiting for the manpower to arrive, and did not attack immediately,
Zhang Zhao's team has guns, and the crows are not stupid, if they attack rashly, the personnel will definitely suffer heavy losses. Besides, the gunman who hid in the dark last night, the amazing marksmanship, the crow has also seen. Their group roamed the area, and no one had robbed anyone, even a small army, who had been defeated in their attacks. However, the group of people in front of him is different, a seemingly ordinary group of people actually escaped under their own hands, although it is mixed with some careless ingredients, but I have to say that this group of people is really difficult to bite.
"I didn't expect this group of grandsons to chase so closely." Guo Rong's expression was solemn, last night's escape was mostly opportunistic, but today is different. The pursuers were only a dozen meters away from them, and it was broad daylight, so there would be a fierce battle. Vicious warfare is not a normal fight, you can escape if you can't fight, and if you really start to do it, you will die if you can't fight.
Guo Rong was not afraid of fighting, but he was still very nervous about facing a life-and-death fight like this. You have to take advantage of the fire to fight, and now in your own team, everyone is in danger, and most of them are scared when they hear that the pursuers are coming, and their legs are weak, where do they still seem to be able to fight.
Zhang Zhao found Wang Ying, and didn't say anything else, so he said directly: "It seems that you can't run away if you want to, let's leave a group of people who can fight, and the rest of the people will go first, so as to buy a little time for everyone." ”
Wang Ying nodded, went to find a few people he was more optimistic about, and the rest of the people quickly climbed up the small slope behind and ran into the forest.
The rest of the people, Zhang Zhao's side has Guo Rong, Donna, Lu Yang, Wang Wu, and Lao Wang. Wang Ying picked a few more reliable ones from the survivors of the camp in Wuhe Town, including a few people that Zhang Zhao felt were quite unreliable, like Lian An, Meng Kai, and Sun De. But there is no way to do this, there are many people who have lost a lot of people when they come out of the camp, and among the thirty or so people who survived, only a few were young and strong.
Originally, Zhang Zhao let Lao Wang go first, although his marksmanship is very good, he will definitely come in handy, but after all, he is old, and if he really can't hold on, it will be inconvenient to act. As soon as he heard that there was going to be a big war, Lao Wang's spirit suddenly became vibrant, no matter how everyone persuaded him to leave, there was no way, people were unwilling to go, and they couldn't be tied up and dragged away. But since Wang Wu also stayed, their father and son also took care of each other, and Lao Wang's long-range sniping was indispensable after a while, if the crow rushed over, Wang Wu would definitely protect Lao Wang's safety.
After about ten minutes, the men with knives and sticks and wooden sticks with iron nails could be clearly seen in the grass on the other side. Crows are just a self-proclaimed title, in fact, their group of people is very mixed, some people may be cadres, white-collar workers, or hawkers before the end, from all walks of life, all kinds of identities.
A middle-aged man with glasses, with three-and-seven-point hair, and a shabby suit stained with dirt, with only half a sleeve. He was a kind middle school teacher who taught mathematics before the end of the world, but in just a few months, he experienced something he never imagined. His dark skin couldn't hide the bookish aura on his body, and at this time he held a baseball bat full of iron nails in his hand and pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, but his eyes were somewhat greedy. The crow leader said that as long as they caught those on the other side, they could enjoy their women as they pleased.
After observing for so long yesterday, he seemed to see two young and beautiful women on the bus, like the big stars who used to talk about the hot ones in the mouths of his students. A strange smile rose at the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth, a big star, that's a big star, he should know more about emotions than a student.
The situation is urgent, and everyone is a person who has not really faced war. Dealing with people is not as simple as dealing with zombies, zombies have no wisdom, they will only rampage with instinct, even if they dig a few big pits, they will not hesitate to jump in. But today's opponent is a group of thugs walking in the cracks of the apocalypse, they are fierce and weird. The most important thing is that as long as they find the right opportunity, they will rush to the scene without their lives.
Zhang Zhao and Wang Ying were also at a loss at this time, they had no geographical advantage, and they had to fight the enemy face to face, and no one would be too rational. Fortunately, Lao Wang and Donna are here, and they have experienced more than all the people present combined. The strategy of arranging the blocking attack was proposed by Lao Wang.
Counting up, this wide stream has become the best barrier now, with a wide field of view, which is conducive to shooting. So, the main thing, and the decisive point of victory, was to shoot as many people as possible at the distance from which the enemy had crossed the stream. The other party has an advantage in numbers, to say the least, it is four or five times the number of people on Zhang Zhao's side. If you let most of the people rush across the stream, it means hand-to-hand combat. Zhang Zhao didn't dare to guarantee that when he really faced a person with a knife, he would be able to beat the other party.
After everyone took their places, they waited for more than half an hour, but they didn't see any action from the other party. Zhang Zhao crouched under a small tree, using the scope of a sniper rifle to observe the situation on the opposite side. His marksmanship is terrible, even if he has a sniper rifle, he does not dare to guarantee that he can shoot the enemy accurately in this short distance of more than ten meters. Guns aren't so fun, it's not the same as shooting games, as long as you click the mouse well, you can blow up your opponent. There are too many factors to consider in real gun shooting, and it is not something that can be practiced in three or five days, nor can it be explained clearly in a few words.
Guo Rong was lying next to Zhang Zhao, the shotgun was put aside by him, he had been bitten by an unknown insect just now, and now it was very itchy. The most painful thing is that it's obviously very itchy, but I can't stand up and scratch it happily, Lao Wang said, if the enemy doesn't move, I won't move, it's best to keep it like this, and then find an opportunity to sneak away.
"What the hell is it or not?" Guo Rong frowned in pain and couldn't help but curse in a low voice. The other party didn't know that some people had quietly left here, so they were still observing, and it seemed that they were also thinking of corresponding countermeasures.
Because the weather was too hot, Zhang Zhao, who was already prone to sweating, was now soaking wet with clothes. Such a lurking requires not only strong perseverance, but also a good physique.
Wang Wu and Wang Ying were temporarily the targets of deliberate exposure and were in a more obvious position. From the discovery of the crow's pursuers, to almost an hour now, the other party has not carried out even the smallest tentative attack. This shows that the other party is very likely not to know that some of the people on their side have already left. The terrain over there was relatively low, and only part of the opposite bank could be seen, and the road the team had fled from just now was blocked by a few large trees and a small slope.
During this time, the crows were either waiting for reinforcements to arrive, or they were thinking of countermeasures. With his crazy style, it stands to reason that he should have attacked in a big way after discovering the target.
This is also the terrifying thing about the crow, he is not only a perverted murderer, but also a demon with brains, otherwise he would not have absorbed the survivors within a radius of a hundred miles in just a few months. No matter how brutal he usually is, when he encounters prey that is difficult to get hold of, he will use some less straightforward means.
The crow handed the monocular to his subordinates behind him, if it weren't for the importance of today's battle, he would definitely teach this obscure subordinate a good lesson, remember that the last time he also encountered a team of survivors passing by, it was this hateful monocular, and he almost missed something.
Sixty or seventy people have come one after another, and these people and horses are usually arranged in the surrounding villages, and they are also doing the same thing, robbing the materials of the survivors passing by, as long as they can use it, even if it is a person, they will rob it. Last night, the gang was not only a humiliation to themselves, but also a provocation, and they never had prey to escape from the crow's hands unharmed.
What's more, the other party still has so many guns in his hand, if he can get his hands on it, then it will be more conducive to his own ambition and hegemony in the future. Xiangcheng's gang is not easy to mess with, although it is only dozens of soldiers, but after all, the other party has a gun, if it weren't for this, they would have been taken down a long time ago.
In this land, there is no room for a second force to gain a foothold. After more than a month of negotiations, I also have a general understanding of the situation. Thinking of this, the crow showed a strange smile, although he was unrecognizable, this smile could still see a bit of mockery.
"When I get rid of this group of people, I will find a way to get rid of you, the world is different now, hehehe." The crow thought about the good days ahead, and his mood suddenly improved a lot.
"Attack, or we'll have to let them slip away when it gets dark." The crow said coldly. Only when he wants to kill people does he seem to be full of confidence and become so calm, just like when the fire was burning that night......
Finally, someone slowly came out of the grass on the opposite bank, and they walked down the small slope by the stream in a majestic manner.
"Are you afraid of starting a fight?" Guo Rong asked suddenly.
Zhang Zhaoleng paused for a moment before turning his head sideways, and said with a bitter smile: "I'm afraid, can I not fight if I'm terrible?" ”
It's right to think about it, there are many things you have to do even if you're afraid. Guo Rong smiled, and at such a critical juncture, he didn't forget to joke: "But will you shoot?" With your marksmanship, I guess you can't even beat an elephant. ”
Zhang Zhao took two deep breaths, then aimed at the opposite bank, as if he was saying to himself: "No matter how bad the marksmanship is, scare people." ”
A bullet, shot from the barrel of a sniper, cut through the grass, broke through the air, turned into a slight soul-devouring force, and disappeared into the grass on the opposite bank.
The other party didn't take a few steps, Zhang Zhao and the others began to shoot, except for Lao Wang and Donna, the rest of them were simply wasting bullets. The big rocks in the stream, the puddles, the fire and ripples from time to time.
"Rush me, tell them to rush, and if you retreat, you will die." The leader of the crows, who was hiding in the dense grass, was very unlucky to be shot at the beginning of the exchange of fire between the two sides, and the bullet flew by his scalp impartially. The people under his command didn't dare to go up and find it boring, and the leader of the crows started a fire and killed even his own people.
A wisp of blood flowed down from his forehead in a winding trace, and the leader of the crows wiped it with his hand, looking at the bright red palm of his hand, he pointed to the opposite bank tremblingly, and shouted frantically: "Rush up, rush up and kill them for me!"